# Internal market in natural gas. Third energy package

European Parliament procedure 2007/0196(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ECON / IMCO / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 701 committee amendments tabled by 60 Members between 2008-03-11 and 2009-03-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the internal market in natural gas under the third energy package. The amendments deal with non-discriminatory access tariffs for transportation, unbundling of transmission system operators from vertically integrated undertakings, powers and sanctions of national regulatory authorities, network development plans and investment, exemptions for industrial sites and new infrastructure, and European solidarity for secure gas supply.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert REUL | Germany | PPE | 105 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28225.md |
| Claude TURMES | Luxembourg | Verts/ALE | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4432.md |
| Rebecca HARMS | Germany | Verts/ALE | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28233.md |
| Hannes SWOBODA | Austria | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2295.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Iliana IOTOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38605.md |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | PPE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4289.md |
| Mia DE VITS | Belgium | PSE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28259.md |
| Giles CHICHESTER | United Kingdom | ECR | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2097.md |
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | PPE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28226.md |
| Antonius MANDERS | Netherlands | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4560.md |
| Dorette CORBEY | Netherlands | PSE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4558.md |
| Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS | Spain | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4308.md |
| Bernhard RAPKAY | Germany | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1906.md |

## Official source documents

- PE402.859: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.859+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE402.900: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.900+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE404.542: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.542+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE404.543: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.543+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE404.544: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.544+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE404.589: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.589+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-0196-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-0196-COD.json

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